Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Striking the Ball

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Sian Jones

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Sian Jones
Name: Sian Jones
City: Caersws
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Practice

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Technical Practice

Set Up

- Players are arranged into pairs facing each other

- Red Cones = 5/8m apart

- Yellow Cones = 10/16m apart

- Each pair has a cone between them

Aim

- Practice a variety of striking the ball techniques (Laces, Top of foot, Volley, Side Foot & Outside of Foot)

- Practice each technique for 2 minutes each then change technique until all are completed. 

- Ensure the players understand which technique would be more suitable for different distances

Progression

- How many times can they do each technique in 30 seconds? Competition. 

- Choose one side of the grid to be the deliverer - They decide which technique the active player will complete by passing/delivering the ball and shouting out. - Decision Making. 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Progression of Technical

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Progression of Technical

Set Up

- Area - 8m x 15m 

- A line of players on one end of the area & a goal on the other end.

- Coach stands in the centre of the area to play the balls in 

- Use targets in the goals such as bibs/hoops as a target to vary the striking technique

Aim

- Player runs from one end and the coach serves a ball to the player to allow them to strike at the goal 

- Player must use a variety of techniques as learnt in the previous practice 

- Players gets 1 point for scoring a goal / 2 points for hitting a target / 3 points for hitting a target using 1 of the 5 techniques practiced 

- Player with most points at the end wins. 


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 1v1

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1v1

Set Up 

- Same area as previous activity

- Split group into 2x groups of 6

- Split group of 6 into 2 groups (Defenders & Attackers)

Aim

- Defenders behind the goal pass the ball to the attackers and then press the attacker 

- Attacking player but receive the ball and complete a 1v1 against the defender to try and score

- Main aim is to score as quick as possible using one of the ball striking techniques 

- After ball is score or out of player attacker gets the ball and becomes a defender / defender becomes an attacker and joins the queue


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG

Set Up 

- 35m x 25m 

- Split group into 2x teams (Preferably with GK's). 

- Add targets into the goal for extra points (bibs/hoops etc)


Conditions 

- 1 point for a standard goal 

- 2 point for a goal by hitting the target

- Each time a goal has been concede the conceding team loses a player 

- Game ends/restarts when all players of one team have exited the field. 


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